Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BEYEN, ZEWDU A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2419 2461 2469

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zewdu A. Beyen serves as an examiner in Tech Center 2400, working within Art Unit 2416. The examiner has a history of 859 resolved cases. From these 859 resolved cases, the data shows an allowance rate of 83.5 percent. This 83.5 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of successful outcomes for applicants in this art unit. Practitioners can use this 83.5 percent figure to estimate the likelihood of securing a patent grant.

The median days to allowance for Beyen is 1007. This 1007-day period reflects the typical time required for an application to move from filing to allowance. Furthermore, the data includes a 14.8 percent interview lift. A 14.8 percent interview lift suggests that conducting an interview with the examiner is correlated with an increase in the probability of allowance. This 14.8 percent lift is a strategic consideration for those navigating Art Unit 2416.

In Tech Center 2400, the 1007 median days to allowance and 83.5 percent allowance rate characterize the examiner's prosecution environment. The 14.8 percent interview lift provides a specific tactic for improving results. With 859 resolved cases, the statistical evidence for these metrics is established. Practitioners should incorporate the 1007-day timeline and the 14.8 percent lift into their long-term planning for applications assigned to Beyen.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
889
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 859 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18792293 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING DATA CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18862110 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER-INFORMATION-BASED SYNCHRONIZATION SERVICE TO TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18619737 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING REFERENCE CELL CONFIGURATION FOR L1/L2-TRIGGERED HANDOVER IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18898411 TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED RADIO PERFORMANCE USING DYNAMIC COEXISTENCE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18696038 METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18976045 DYNAMIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION AMONG DIFFERENT OFDM NUMEROLOGY SCHEMES Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18481537 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18304673 Communication Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18922978 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COORDINATING MULTI-USER MULTI-ACCESS POINT TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18567237 METHOD FOR OPERATING A SECONDARY STATION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18913704 AMBIENT INTERNET OF THINGS CONTENTION BASED RANDOM ACCESS WITH DUPLICATE PAGING IN A 3-STEP RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18659879 UPLINK BEAM DITHERING Final Rejection Qualcomm Incorporated
18546383 SENSING HEADROOM REPORTS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18892675 COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18549355 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18688224 CONFIGURING A CODEBOOK CORRESPONDING TO TRANSMIT PRECODING MATRIX INFORMATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18823851 METHODS PROVIDING RACH OCCASION INDICATION FOR RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE INITIATED BY PDCCH ORDER AND RELATED WIRELESS TERMINALS AND BASE STATIONS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18791821 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18564437 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18863120 RADIO ZONE DESIGN APPARATUS, RADIO ZONE DESIGN METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18586771 LINE-OF-SIGHT REFERENCE SIGNALS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18603563 RESOURCE RESERVATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18677199 METHOD FOR INFORMATION DETERMINATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND CHIP Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18613022 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT INTERVAL ENHANCEMENT, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18407355 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18677574 Method of Self Optimization of Fast Master Cell Group Recovery Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18612684 DIRECTIONAL SD-WAN TRANSPORT/STREAM BLACKOUT/BROWNOUT CLASSIFICATION Non-Final OA Hughes Network Systems, LLC
18867012 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING PARTIAL RESOURCES OF CELL Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
18552073 INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD, NETWORK SIDE CONFIGURATION METHOD, DEVICE, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18586594 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee Networks, LLC

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